Send us a text In our latest WTR-Small-Cap Spotlight podcast, we welcome back Jack Lu, Director of Corporate Development at Ainos (NASDAQ: AIMD) to discuss key takes from the company's recently reported 3Q25 earnings release. He also dives into Ainos’ latest strategic partnerships with Topco and NEXCOM, its expanding IP moat with seven new patents, and outlines the roadmap for 2026—commercial scale-up, industrial deployments and expansion plans beyond Asia.

Send us a text In this episode of the WTR Small-Cap Spotlight Podcast, Chris Mayo, Head of Primary Markets for the Americas at the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG), joins host Tim Gerdeman for a deep dive into one of the world’s most influential capital markets. Mayo explains why London remains the #1 listing venue in Europe, how it has become the leading capital-raising market outside of the U.S., China, and India, and why the U.K. attracts high-quality global issuers including from the US...

Send us a text On this week's episode of the WTR Small-Cap Spotlight, Ben Richardson, CEO of Sulnox Group (US OTC: SNOXF) (UK ISDX: SNOX), joined Tim Gerdeman, Vice Chair & Co-Founder and Chief Marketing Officer of Water Tower Research, and Peter Gastreich, Energy and Sustainable Investing Analyst at Water Tower Research to discuss: 1) the company's patented organic fuel conditioner that improves combustion, reduces fuel costs and emissions, and enhances performance and cleanliness for al...

Send us a text Hear about the latest dynamic developments in the therapeutic psychedelics sector in our latest WTR Healthcare Happenings x Small-Cap Spotlight crossover episode. Tim Gerdeman, Vice Chair & Co-Founder and Chief Marketing Officer at WTR, and Robert Sassoon, WTR's Senior Healthcare Analyst, discuss the October's fundraising activity surge; what has contributed to renewed investor confidence; comparisons with the hype-driven cycle of 2021; impact on valuations in the sector; a...

Send us a text Tune in to the latest WTR Small-Cap Spotlight Flashcast! Join Tim Gerdeman, Vice Chair & Co-Founder and Chief Marketing Officer at WTR, and Peter Gastreich, Senior Energy Transition and Sustainability Analyst, as they discuss Ocean Power Technologies (OPTT) including: 1) how OPT evolved from wave energy solutions to integrated maritime domain awareness, combining renewble power, vehicles, and AI-driven software; 2) key markets like defense, offshore energy, climate research...

Send us a text In this episode of WTR Small-Cap Spotlight, John DeSimone, Chief Financial Officer of Herbalife (NYSE: HLF), joins hosts Shawn Severson and Doug Lane of Water Tower Research to discuss how Herbalife is entering a new era of growth through digital transformation, personalization, and financial discipline. DeSimone details Herbalife’s accelerating global momentum, including its first U.S. sales growth in more than four years, a 40% increase in operating cash flow, and continued d...

Send us a text Tune in to the latest WTR Small-Cap Spotlight Flashcast! Join Tim Gerdeman, Vice Chair & Co-Founder and Chief Marketing Officer at WTR, and Peter Gastreich, Senior Energy Transition and Sustainability Analyst, as they discuss Ocean Power Technologies (OPTT) including: 1) how OPT evolved from wave energy solutions to integrated maritime domain awareness, combining renewble power, vehicles, and AI-driven software; 2) key markets like defense, offshore energy, climate research...

Send us a text In this special WTR Consumer Hardlines Symposium, Shawn Severson, Doug Lane, and the Water Tower Research team host two industry leaders to discuss how furniture and home furnishings companies are managing through tariff volatility, inflationary pressures, and shifting consumer demand as they prepare for the next growth cycle. Iv Culp, President and CEO of Culp, Inc. (NYSE: CULP), shares how the company’s Project Blaze cost optimization initiative—expected to generate $18 milli...

Send us a text In this episode of WTR Small-Cap Spotlight, Anthony Tennyson, CEO and Co-Founder of Solvonis Therapeutics (LSE: SVNS | OTC: SLVNF), joins host Tim Gerdeman, Vice Chair and Co-Founder of Water Tower Research, and analyst Robert Sassoon to discuss the company’s mission to transform care for addiction and mental health disorders. Tennyson shares Solvonis’ journey from inception to its Phase 3 lead program for alcohol use disorder (AUD), which achieved 86% patient sobriety in prior...

Send us a text In this WTR Small-Cap Spotlight, host Tim Gerdeman and WTR’s James Kisner sit down with Sparta Commercial Services (OTCQB: SRCO) CEO Tony Havens and WeDev Group CEO Eduardo Filho to unpack Sparta’s pivot from powersports/municipal leasing into fintech and private credit. The conversation centers on Agoge, a trade-finance platform that automates onboarding, compliance, and dollar-settled payments for Brazilian importers—covering early traction, risk management, and targeted mile...

Send us a text On this week's episode of the WTR Small-Cap Spotlight, Dan Sceli, CEO of Westport Fuel Systems (NASDAQ: WPRT) (TSX: WPRT), joined Tim Gerdeman, Vice Chair & Co-Founder and Chief Marketing Officer of Water Tower Research, and Peter Gastreich, Energy and Sustainable Investing Analyst at Water Tower Research to discuss: 1) Westport’s leading position as a supplier of advanced, affordable, low-emission technologies for the global transportation and industrial sectors; 2) how th...

Send us a text In this episode of WTR Small-Cap Spotlight, Shahin Amini, Head of Investor Relations and Communications at Meren Energy (TSX: MER), joins hosts Tim Gerdeman and Jeff Robertson of Water Tower Research to discuss how Meren’s recent transformation and rebranding reflect its evolution into a full-cycle, cash-generative exploration and production company. Amini details Meren’s high-quality deepwater assets in Nigeria, its carried positions in Namibia and South Africa’s Orange Basin,...

Send us a text In this WTR Small-Cap Spotlight, host Tim Gerdeman and WTR’s James Kisner sits down with PayRio Founder & CEO Aubrey Amatelli to explore how the company delivers compliant digital payments for cannabis and alternative medicine—from its “Digital Debit” solution that replaces legacy cashless-ATM workflows to a broader roadmap spanning CBD, psilocybin, peptides, and ketamine therapy. The conversation also covers PayRio’s culture (a female-led team bringing “feminine energy” to...

Send us a text In this episode of the WTR Small-Cap Spotlight Podcast, Jason Paltrowitz, Executive Vice President of Corporate Services at OTC Markets Group, joins hosts Tim Gerdeman, Vice Chair and Co-Founder of Water Tower Research, and Shawn Severson, WTR Co-Founder and CEO. The discussion explores OTC’s expanding global footprint, the surge in cross-border trading activity, and the company’s role in connecting international issuers with U.S. investors. Paltrowitz highlights rising Europea...

Send us a text In this episode of the WTR Small-Cap Spotlight Podcast, Bhaskar Ragula, CEO and Co-Founder of FatPipe Networks (NASDAQ: FATN), joins hosts Tim Gerdeman and Dr. John Roy to discuss how FatPipe—the inventor of SD-WAN technology—is driving the next evolution of secure networking through innovation, efficiency, and sales expansion.

Send us a text In this episode of WTR Small-Cap Spotlight, Cale Moodie, CEO and Co-Founder of Neptune Digital Assets (TSXV: NDA | OTCQX: NPPTF), joins host Tim Gerdeman, Vice Chair, Co-Founder, and CMO of Water Tower Research, along with Dr. John Roy, WTR’s Senior Equity Research Analyst. The conversation explores how Neptune blends Bitcoin mining, proof-of-stake staking, and DeFi participation into a unique hybrid model that has kept the company net-income positive through multiple crypto cy...

Send us a text In this episode of WTR Healthcare Happenings, host Tim Gerdeman and WTR’s Robert Sassoon speak with Dr. Lior Shaltiel, CEO of NuroExone Biologic (OTCQB: NRXBF/TSXV: NRX), an early-stage regenerative therapy developer, along with the company’s Founder, VP Business Development & Active Chairman, Yoram Drucker to talk about NurExone's novel regenerative exosome-based therapies development pipeline for central nervous system injuries, led by spinal cord and optic nerve injuries...

Send us a text In our latest WTR Small-Cap Spotlight Flashcast, WTR's Shawn Severson and James Kisner break down James’s AI Industry Primer—how the team selected 50 under-covered names, the AI Centricity Score, and 11 application areas. The conversation highlights where the most market value has accrued (notably infrastructure/platforms and quantum) as well as specialized workflow owners — and what the data says about the relationship between "AI Centricity" and returns.

Send us a text In this episode of Small Cap Spotlight x WTR Healthcare Happenings podcast, WTR's Tim Gerdeman, and Robert Sassoon welcomes back Nick Kadysh, Founding CEO and President of PharmAla Biotech (OTCQB: MDXXF). The discussion explores the evolving global regulatory environment for psychedelics—particularly MDMA—the ripple effects of the Lykos Therapeutics FDA Complete Response Letter (CRL) disclosures, and PharmAla’s strategic approach to research, manufacturing, and commercializatio...

Send us a text On this week's episode of the WTR Small-Cap Spotlight, Jeff Bonar, Chief Executive Officer of privately held CapCO2 Solutions, joined Tim Gerdeman, Vice Chair & Co-Founder and Chief Marketing Officer of Water Tower Research, and Peter Gastreich, Energy and Sustainable Investing Analyst at Water Tower Research to discuss: 1) how CapCO2 Solutions uses biogenic CO2 captured from ethanol biorefineries and intermittent wind power to produce low-cost, high volume green methanol; ...